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I am building a canoe for my sister’s boyfriend. He wants a sixteen footer. I am going with the Wabnaki model from Gil Gilpatrick’s book. I’ve never done a blog before and am not real good with computers, but I will do my best. I’m going to start off with just a few things and if I see there is interest in this blog I will continue until it is done. So if anyone out there is interested just post and let me know and I will continue. So, first pic. is the white cedar I b...

Have you ever wanted to feel the ancient satisfaction of building beautiful wood furniture by hand? Like your great grandfather built? Have you felt a longing to be connected with your ancestors by common work? Do you want to build a legacy that you can be proud to pass onto your children? Do you want to own and restore gorgeous antique tools that were made so well that they’ll be around for your great grandchildren to use?
I’m Joshua Farnsworth, and I have fallen in lo...

I’ve bid on some panel raising planes but the prices always seem to be out of reach. I decided to convert a wood bodied plane I had restored a while ago.
This is the plane I started with.
I cut a groove on the side toward the raised panel and sharpened the blade on that side as well.
I cut it on the table saw and finished it up with my new Veritas shoulder plane.
I added a nicker to cut the line around the panel. I tried it without it and got some fur on softwood...

Case Legs
Watch this video to view the leg construction and track my progress on the face frame. I like legs that are cut in two planes on a tall case like Dr. White’s chest. This gives the legs a more fully formed look. I used a wider lower rail with a mortise and tenon joint at the base of the face frame rather than a narrow piece with a dovetail joint. Our vacuum floor attachment will still reach under the face of the case to suck up dust balls!
The sides of the original Dr. Whit...

My Strongback
The word strongback i’ll learnt from reading abbout canoe’s. if it is the wrong word i will learn a new one.These pic’s are fra last year, i have to wait until the spring befor i can go on making the canoe.

Episode Focus:
Slab glue up and slab flattening.
The first project for season two is here! In this video series I show you how to build a split top roubo workbench on a budget!
In this video I show you how to mill your timber, laminate the top slaps, and two methods on how to flatten your slaps using either hand tools or machinery.
Video Outline:00:00 – 01:28 Introduction and Project run through
01:29 – 02:58 Timber preparation/Milling process
02:59 – 03:55 Slab Laminati...

Updated 1/15/12
How to make an Art Box
by Andy Campbell
Safety
Be safe! Guards, etc…may not be visible in the pictures. This is written for woodworkers of all skill levels.But, please keep in mind that this is not woodworking #101. I am writing this in a step by step manner that should be easy for a beginner to follow, but some basic understanding of tools and terminology is required.I ask that the more advanced woodworkers be patient and not be offended. I don’t wish to test your...

This class will show you the steps that I took to build this really beautiful side chair designed by Mr. Kevin Rodel.
Here’s a photo of just some of my chairs sitting around our kitchen table.
I’ll be sharing several good things (and a few bad things) that evolved down in my shop while building ten of these gorgeous chairs. Hopefully you will walk away with a handful of tips that will make your chair building session a much more pleasant experience.
I learned an unbelievabl...

After about 12 hours of work, nearly all lofting is complete and I can finally start some construction! The famous boat builder and author, Howard I. Chapelle wrote in his aptly named book ”Boatbuilding” – ”There was never a boat built in which too much lofting had been done”. By lofting, Mr. Chapelle is referring to the laying out of the lines and drawing of construction details to full scale, a tedious practice he writes ”avoids much trying and fitting...